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Review – Extreme Measures by Rachel Carrington

Title: Extreme Measures

Author: Rachel Carrington

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Published: January 20th 2013

Book
Description

Four
years ago Erin’s life changed drastically. Her drug-addicted brother killed her
parents, and her marriage disintegrated. Her husband, Matt, an FBI agent, had
done his duty when he’d arrested Stuart, but she’d been too caught up in her
own grief to allow him to help her move through the shadows of pain.
Now Matt is back, but it isn’t to attempt reconciliation. Her brother has
escaped from Attica, and Erin is his next target. Matt will stop Stuart by any
means necessary. But Stuart is a desperate man, and desperate men will do
anything to get what they want.

Thrown together by treacherous circumstances,
Matt and Erin fight a battle to stay alive and possibly figure out how to put
the pieces of their destroyed lives back together again.

My Review

I have
read a number of books by Rachel Carrington and they have all come from
different genres. They have all been unique and with each one, Rachel was able
to captivate me right up to the final page. So it is not surprising to know
that Rachel enthralled me with Extreme
Measures as well.

Matt has
always loved his ex-wife Erin, even though she divorced him after the murder of
her parents by her brother. She has always been in his heart and when her
brother escapes prison, he sees it as his duty to protect her. He travels to
Erin’s home town to play bodyguard so that he can capture Stuart. Matt is a
very noble person and takes his job in the FBI very seriously. Having Erin in
front of him dredges up the past and his feelings for her. He will do anything
to protect her whether she wants him to or not.

Erin
pushed Matt away a long time ago and finds it hard to be in his presence again.
All of her buried feelings are rising to the surface, the betrayal, loneliness
and love. But she doesn’t want him back in her life and does everything she can
to keep the distance between them. I think she was more in denial and she is
also very stubborn. Matt was the one person in life that she was able to trust
and she put the distance between them.

Stuart is
one cold hearted nemesis and he had my stomach rolling immediately. He has a
one track mind and will do anything he can to get to the end game. No one will
be able to stop him and he is more than willing to illuminate anyone who stands
in his way. I don’t think anyone can talk him out of what he wants and he is
just nasty.

If Stuart
hadn’t escaped I don’t think Matt and Erin would have ever crossed paths again,
so it’s lucky for them that he did but also puts them under a lot of stress.
They are drawn together under the circumstances and use this time together to
re-evaluate their feelings and thoughts. The tension between the two characters
is undeniable and I had my fingers crossed that they would be able to do it,
without being killed by Stuart in the process. It was a fabulous story and I
was on the edge of my seat until the very end!! Another marvellous book
Rachel!!

I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.